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For You

Interventional Cardiologists
Cardiac Surgeons
Echocardiographers
Radiologists
Cardiologists
Anaesthesiologists
Nurses and Technicians

Your Professional Interests

Novel Technologies to treat Cardiovascular Diseases:

Transcatheter Heart Valve Implantation

Transcatheter Heart Valve Repair

Left Arial Appendage Occlusion

Interventional Heart Failure Therapy

Novel Imaging in Structural Heart Diseases

Transcatheter Ischaemic Stroke Treatment

Your Country

Countries

of Central and Eastern Europe

Poland

Czech Republic

Slovakia

Latvia

Romania

Bulgaria

Austria

Germany

PROGRAM

THT TAVI COURSE

STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS COURSE

THT INTERVENTIONAL STROKE TREATMENT COURSE

THT MITRAL, TRICUSPID AND PULMONARY VALVE COURSE

THT ANAESTHESIOLOGY IN STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS WORKSHOP

THT IMAGING WORKSHOP

THT NURSES AND TECHNICIANS WORKSHOP

THT TAVI COURSE

THURSDAY 7 MARCH 2019

08:00-10:30

Medtronic CoreValve EvolutR Implanters Meeting

Attend this session if you want

To learn the latest advances in TAVI using Medtronic EvolutR systems

To learn tips and tricks from advanced TAVI proctors and operators

To share your ideas on clinical problem solving

Meet the Expert: Jean Claude Laborde
Challenging cases and more…

10:30-11:00

Networking coffee break

11:00-12:30

TAVI Challenges & Complications

Attend this session if you want
To learn from the personal experience of TAVI operators
To share your tricks in TAVI
To be the part of the discussion on difficult problem solving in TAVI

Chairmen: Maciej Dąbrowski, Zenon Huczek, Radosław Parma, Piotr Suwalski

11:00-11:10

Hydra TAVI procedure (Maciej Dąbrowski)

11:10-11:20

TAVI-in-TAVI – new clinical scenario (Zenon Huczek)

11:20-11:30

Clinical case (Piotr Kubler)

11:30-11:40

Clinical case (Piotr Olszówka)

11:40-11:50

Clinical case (Piotr Suwalski)

11:50-12:00

Clinical case (Aleksander Araszkiewicz)

12:00-12:10

Clinical case (Jan Rychter)

12:10-12:20

Clinical case S3 (Radosław Parma)

12:30-12:45

Networking coffee break

12:45-13:45

Simpler and safer TAVI

Attend this session if you want
To know how to simplify TAVI
To learn the latest technology facilitating TAVI procedures

Chairmen: Marek Grygier, Piotr Kubler, Piotr Olszówka, Damian Hudziak, Robert Gil

12:45-12:55

Feasibility with the new expandable Isleeve sheet (Kim Won-Keun)

12:55-13:05

MANTA Vascular Closure Device (Radosław Parma)

13:05-13:15

PerQSeal Vascular Closure Device (Andrzej Ochała)

13:15-13:25

S3 procedure simplification-early discharge (Marco Barbanti)

13:25-13:35

Left-ventricular wire rapid pacing in TAVI procedures – how to set for success (TBD)

13:35-13:45

Local anaesthesia for procedure simplification and shortening (Gintautas Bieliauskas)
Discussion

13:45-14:30

Lunch

14:30-15:15

THT Conference Opening with Heart Team Awards 2019

Attend this session if you want
To join leaders of structural heart interventions
To know the factors stimulating and limiting TAVI revolution
To share your views on TAVI development in your country

Chairmen: Andrzej Ochała, Adam Witkowski, Wojciech Wojakowski

14:30-14:40

Conference opening, Golden Heart Award

14:40-14:55

Remaining TAVI limitations in 2019 (Awardee)

14:55-15:05

TAVI perspectives in Poland 2019 (Adam Witkowski)

15:05-15:15

Valve for Life – EAPCI initiative to improve the use of transcatheter valve therapies in Europe (Adam Witkowski)

15:15-16:15

Breaking TAVI barriers

Attend this session if you want
To learn about problem-solving in most challenging TAVI situations
To master advanced techniques in TAVI

Experts: Andrzej Ochała, Adam Witkowski, Wojciech Wojakowski, Maciej Lesiak, Jacek Legutko, Witold Rużyłło, Marian Zembala, Marek Deja, Janusz Kochman

15:15-15:25

Next Generation mechanical expandable valve – Lotus Edge (Adam Witkowski)

15:25-15:35

Bicuspid aortic valve implantation with Sapien 3 (TBD)

15:35-15:45

RCA to SVC fistula closure in patient with IM and IT following MitrClip procedures (Jerzy Pręgowski)

15:45-15:55

Sutureless aortic valve implantation: SAVR is here to stay (Thomas Modine)

15:55-16:05

Next Generation Accurate Neo2 (Kim Won-Keun)

16:05-16:15

Transcaval approach as the secondary access in TAVI patients (Gintautas Bieliauskas)

16:15-16:25

TAVI for degenerated TAVI/AVR prostheses using S3 device (Dariusz Jagielak)

16:25-17:00

Networking coffee break

17:00-18:30

Edwards Ultra System Launch Symposium

19:00

THT Dinner

STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS COURSE

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019

08:30-10:00

Most challenging structural cases of the year

Attend this session if you want
To learn advanced techniques in structural heart interventions
To know novel solutions in interventional hardware design
To share your experience with the Heart Team community

Chairmen: Kazimierz Widenka, Janusz Kochman, Sławomir Dobrzycki, Krzysztof Kuśmierski, Piotr Kubler

08:30-08:40

An unexpected TAVI complication (TBD)

08:40-08:50

LAAO (Radosław Pracoń)

08:50-09:00

MitraClip Challenging case (Jarosław Trebacz)

09:00-09:10

LAAO (Witold Streb)

09:10-09:20

Most challenging LAAO case (Marek Grygier)

09:20-09:30

Structural Case (Jerzy Sacha)

09:30-09:40

Most challenging TAVI case (Jarosław Trębacz)

09:40-09:50

TAVI case (Dariusz Jagielak)

THT INTERVENTIONAL STROKE TREATMENT COURSE

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019

08:30-10:00

Interventional stroke treatment

Attend this session if you want

To know the plans of interventional stroke treatment network in Poland

To learn the solution to interventional stroke treatment in the Czech Republic

To master skills of stroke treatment using dedicated hardware

To realise the need and potential of cerebral protection during TAVI procedures

Chairmen: Wojciech Wojakowski, Piotr Musiałek

Panelists: Václav Procházka, Jan Baron, Anetta Lasek-Bal, Bartosz Kądziołka, Stanisław Bartuś, Witold Tomalski

10:00-10:10

Interventional stroke treatment in the Czech Republic (Václav Procházka)

10:10-10:20

Multidisciplinary Management of Ischaemic Stroke in Poland: Needs, Challenges, and Implementation Pathways (Piotr Musiałek)

10:20-10:30

Interventional stroke treatment in Poland: the solution (Anetta Lasek-Bal)

10:30-10:40

How to analyse MSCT prior to interventional stroke treatment (Katarzyna Gruszczyńska)

10:40-10:50

Interventional stroke treatment using Medtronic systems (Bartosz Kądziołka)

10:50-11:00

Interventional stroke treatment using the Stryker system (TBD)

11:00-11:10

TBD

11:10-11:20

Interventional stroke treatment using the Penumbra system (TBD)

11:20-11:30

Cerebral protection during TAVI procedures: the need, approaches and outcomes (Axel Linke)

11:30-12:00

Roundtable discussion

Moderators: Václav Procházka, Bartosz Kądziołka, Piotr Musiałek

Topics:

– Thromboaspiration vs stent retriever

– Neuroprotection in tandem occlusion

– Periprocedural pharmacotherapy

– Stroke in patients with AF on NOACs

12:00-12:30

Networking coffee break

THT MITRAL, TRICUSPID AND PULMONARY VALVE COURSE

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019

12:00-13:30

THT Mitral, Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Course

Attend this session if you want

To learn the potential and outcomes of pulmonary valve interventions

To know latest dedicated solutions to treat mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation

To identify patient populations who benefit from valvular heart diseases

Chairmen: Witold Rużyłło, Michał Tendera, Marian Zembala
Panelists: Grzegorz Smolka, Tomasz Hirnle, Dariusz Jagielak, Adam Rdzanek

12:00-12:10

Sapien and Melody to treat pulmonary artery diseases (Witold Ryżyłło)

12:10-12:20

Cardioband to treat the functional mitral valve regurgitation (Christian Frerker)

12:20-12:30

MitraClip to treat the functional mitral valve regurgitation (Wojciech Wojakowski)

12:30-12:40

Intrepid to treat the functional mitral valve regurgitation (Thomas Modine)

12:40-12:50

VinV in a box (mitral + ring, tricuspid) (Piotr Branny)

12:50-13:00

Tricuspid Regurgitation in pacemaker implantation after TAVI – influence on survival (Krzysztof Gołba)

13:00-13:10

MitraClip to treat the functional tricuspid valve regurgitation (Adam Rdzanek, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Piotr Ścisło)

THT ANAESTHESIOLOGY IN STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS WORKSHOP

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019

THT ANAESTHESIOLOGY IN STRUCTURAL HEART INTERVENTIONS WORKSHOP

13:30-14:30

Anaesthesia during structural heart interventions: round table discussions

Chairmen: Ewa Kucewicz-Czech, Radosław Gocoł
Pannelists: Andrzej Walczak, Irena Kovger, Wojtek Domaradzki, Aleksandra Kret, Robert Musiał, Rafał Koba, Tomasz Hrapkowicz, Kazimierz Kiermasz, Tomasz Maciejewski, Marek Deja, Damian Hudziak
– General anaesthesia pro/contra
– Sedation vs local anaesthesia
– Pre- and post – procedural care

14:45 THT closing remarks and welcome to THT 2020

THT IMAGING WORKSHOP

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019

10:00-11:30

THT Imaging Workshop

Attend this session if you want

To learn more about forthcoming innovations in echocardiography and their role in valvular heart disease

To recognise the advantages and limitations of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of patients with valvular heart disease

To understand the adjunctive role of fusion imaging and intracardiac echocardiography in improving the outcome of transcatheter valve interventions

Chairmen: Zbigniew Gąsior, Olga Trojnarska, Cezary Kępka

Panellists: Karol Miszalski-Jamka, Mateusz Śpiewak, Piotr Lipiec, Piotr Ścisło

10:00-10:10

Novel echocardiographic developments – What is on the horizon? (Jarosław Kasprzak)

10:10-10:20

Echocardiography in mitral and tricuspid transcatheter interventions – What should I know? (Danuta Sorysz)

10:20-10:30

Magnetic resonance imaging – What are its uses? (Mateusz Śpiewak)

10:30-10:40

CARDIAC FUSION US/CT? (Covadonga Fernandez-Golfin)

10:40-10:50

How to become an interventional imaging specialist: a specific discipline requiring specific training (Tomasz Kukulski)

10:50-11:00

Discussion

THT NURSES AND TECHNICIANS WORKSHOP

FRIDAY 8 MARCH 2019

10:00-11:30

Wady zastawkowe- zastawka płucna

Prowadzące: Krystyna Czapla, Magdalena Lisiak

Panel dyskusyjny: Anna Sikora, Ewa Węglarz, Krystyna Czapla

10:00-10:15

Kwalifikacja chorego do przezskórnej implantacji czy operacyjnej wymiany zastawki płucnej (Rafał Wolny)

10:15-10:30

Opieka pielęgniarska przed, w trakcie i po zabiegu implantacji zastawki płucnej (Eliza Szklarz)

10:30-10:45

Możliwe powikłania po zabiegu wymiany zastawki płucnej (Krystyna Czapla)

10:45-11:00

Edukacja pacjenta z wadą zastawkowa serca- czy jest potrzebna? (Renata Mroczkowska)

Panel dyskusyjny: Edukacja pacjenta z wadą zastawkowa serca- czy jest potrzebna? 25-30 min

COURSE DIRECTORS

FACULTY

Aleksander Araszkiewicz
University of Medical Sciences, Poznan
Stanisław Bartuś
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków
Gintautas Bieliauskas

Zbigniew Chmielak
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Maciej Dąbrowski
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Marcin Demkow
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Sławomir Dobrzycki
Medical University, Białystok
Covadonga Fernández-Golfín
Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid
Robert Gil
Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw
Marek Grygier
University of Medical Sciences, Poznan
Tomasz Hirnle
Medical University of Bialystok
Zenon Huczek
Medical University, Warsaw
Dariusz Jagielak
Medical University, Gdansk

Marek Jasiński
Medical University, Wroclaw
Markus Kasel
Deutsche Herzzentrum München, München,
Germany
Janusz Kochman
Medical University, Warsaw
Paweł Kralisz
Medical University, Białystok
Tomasz Kukulski
Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze
Piotr Kübler
Medical University, Wroclaw
Jean Claude Laborde
Jacek Legutko
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków
Maciej Lesiak
University of Medical Sciences, Poznan
Tomasz Miszalski-Jamka
The John Paul II Hospital, Krakow
Military Clinical Hospital, Wroclaw
Thomas Modine
Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille,
France

Andrzej Ochała
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Piotr Olszówka
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rzeszow
Radosław Parma
Upper Silesian Medical Centre, Katowice
Radosław Pracoń
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Jerzy Pręgowski
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Marcin Protasiewicz
Medical University, Wroclaw
Krzysztof Reczuch
Medical University, Wroclaw
Witold Rużyłło
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Grzegorz Smolka
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Robert Sobczyński
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow
Danuta Sorysz
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow

Witold Streb
Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze
Adam Sukiennik
Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń
Piotr Suwalski
Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior, Warsaw
Jarosław Trębacz
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków
Olga Trojnarska
Poznan University of Medical Science
Kazimierz Widenka
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Rzeszow
Krzysztof Wilczek
Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze
Adam Witkowski
Institute of Cardiology, Warsaw
Wojciech Wojakowski
Medical University of Silesia, Katowice
Jarosław Wójcik
Medical University of Lublin
Marian Zembala
Medical University of Silesia, Zabrze

ACCREDITED BY

Section of Cardiac Surgery
Section of Echocardiography
Section of Valvular Heart Diseases
Section of Cardiological Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography
Nurses and Medical Technician Section of the Polish Cardiac Society